Further evidence of trans-Atlantic colonization of Western Europe by American Atlantic sturgeons

Archaeofauna

Volumn 18, Issue , 2009, Pages 185-192

  Ludwig, Arne ^a   Makowiecki, Daniel ^b   Benecke, Norbert ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adpenser oxyrinchus; Ancient DNA; Europe; Sturgeon

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953099750     PISSN: 11326891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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